Combined match-box and cigar-cutter.



E. OLDENBUSGH. v COMBINED MATOH BOX AND CIGAR CUTTER. APPLICATION FILEDMAY 25. 1909.

937,688. I Patented Oct. 19,1909.

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ATTORNEYS WITNESSES ERNEST OLDENIBUSCI-I, OF NEW YORK, 1\T.Y.

COMBINED MATCH-BOX AND CIGAR-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

Application filed. May 25, 1909. Serial No. 498,178.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ERNnsr OLDENBUSGH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedGombined Match-Box and Cigar- Cutter, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in match boxes, and moreparticularly to a form of match box adapted to receive a card or packageof detachably connected friction matches.

My improved box is formed of two sections movable in respect to eachother, and one of them so formed as to frictionally retain the packageor card of matches in engagement therewith independently of the othersection of the box which constitutes the cover. My improved box containsmany new and useful features which may all be combined in the samestructure, or certain of the features may be utilized independently ofothers. A box constructed to embody all of the features of my inventionhas one end thereof of slightly greater thickness than the other end, soas to provide for the heads of the matches. The two box sections, thatis, the match carrier and the cover, are pivotally connected together atone end and the same pivot pin which connects the two box sections alsoserves as the pivotal support or the blade of a cigar cutter. A portionof the box cover is pressed inwardly to lie in a lower plane than theadjacent portion of the cover, and at the line of intersection betweenthese portions, there is provided a slot or opening through which thecutter blade extends, so that the blade lies in a plane parallel to theplane of the cover, and a portion of the blade contacts with one surfaceof the cover and the remainder of the blade.

contacts with the opposite surface of the cover, whereby the blade isprevented from vbending or moving away from the adjacent "coacting partof the cover during the cutting action. Other features of the inventionwill be set forth more fully hereinafter and particularly pointedout inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures, and in which Figure 1 is a planview of the box in its open position and showing the cutter blade drawnout ready for use; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the box inits closed position and showing a package or card of matches in dottedlines; Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the box on the line 3-3 ofFig. 2, the face portion of the match pocket being shown in solid lines;and Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the box in its closed position.

The specific form of. box illustrated is constructed of metal andincludes two parts or sections, one of which constitutes the box bodyand receives and retains the package or card of matches and the other ofwhich constitutes the box cover and carries the cigar cutter. The boxbody includes a back or base plate 10, of substantially the size of thebox and provided with means for retaining the package of matches inengagement therewith. The special form of package for which my box isdesigned, includes a plurality of sheets A, of thick paper or the like,connected together at one end, and each split or separated into aplurality of matches B at the opposite end. The sheets forming thematches are secured to, a paper base or back C, which latter is foldedover the sheets A at the ends opposite to the heads of the matches, toform a short front plate or cover D, which serves to retain all of thematches together,

and which presents a friction face upon which the matches may bescratched.

The base or back plate 10 of the box body is of a width substantiallyequal to the width of the back C of the match package, and is of alength slightly greater than the length of the match package. The backis provided with a side wall 11, extending longitudinally thereof, andof a width approximately equal to the thickness of the box. The back 10,at one end, carries a curved transverse wall 12, forming the end of thebox, and at the edge of the back 10 opposite to the. side wall 11, Iprovide a short side Wall 13 extending only approximately onehalf thedistance from the end wall 12 to the opposite end of the box. The boxbody is thus open at the top across one end and along approximatelyone-half of one side.

The two side walls 11 and 13 are spaced apart a distance substantiallyequal to the width of the package of matches, and are so formed that thepackage may be moved longitudinally into place and frictionally retainedthere. The side walls 11 and 13 may be constructed in any suitablemanner to frictionally retain the package, as, for instance, bycorrugations, flanges or the like. As illustrated, each of these twoside walls has a series of bosses or projections 14, stamped inwardly,so that the package in being moved lengthwise into the box between theside walls, will frictionally engage with these bosses and be preventedfrom return movement.

The box cover which receives the box body, is formed of back and frontwalls 15 and 16, connected together by one end wall 17 and one side wall18. The box andits cover are connected by a pivot pin 19, intermediatethe side edges 11 and 13 of the box body and closely adjacent the endwall 12. The end wall 17 of the box cover is opposite to this pivot pinand serves. to close the open end of the box body when the parts are inclosed position. The side wall 11 and the end wall 12 of the box bodyserve to close the open side and the, open end of the box cover. Theside wall 11, at the end opposite to the pivot pin, is provided with alug or projection 20, which extends through an aperture in the end wall17 a suflicient distance so that it may be engaged by the finger nail toopen the box. The end wall 17 is preferably curved in an are having thepivot pin as a center, so that the twov parts fittogether to form atight closure. As a match package of the character above referred to isof somewhat greater thickness at the head end of the matches than it isat the opposite end, the front wall 16 of the cover is preferablyprovided with a terminal portion 21 stamped up to slightly increase thethickness. of the box. This. portion 21 may be of substantially uniformwidth across the end of the box, and have a curved line of demarcationbetween it and the remainder of the front 16, said line being parallelto the end wall 17.

The cover of the box carries a cigar cutter involving an importantfeature ofniy invention. The front wall 16 is provided with an aperture22 adapted to receive the tip of the cigar, and acutter blade 23 ispivoted to the cover, so as to move past this opening and along theinner surface of the cover, to cut off the tip of the cigar insertedthrough the opening. The pivot pin 19, which holds the cover and boxtogether, also serves as the pivot pin for the cutter blade 23, and thesubstantially equal to the thickness of the cutter blade. The marginalline of this countersunk portion is curved and lies in the arc of acircle, having the pivot pin 19 for a center, and along a portion ofthis line of demarcation I provide a slot or opening 25,, through whichthe cutter blade may extend. The portion of the cutter blade adjacentthe pivot pin lies in contact with the outer surface of the countersunkportion 24:. At the rear of this countersunk portion, the cutter bladeextends through to the inner surface of the wall 16 and continues inclose engagement with said inner surface. The opening 22 is closelyadjacent the edge of the countersunk portion, that is, adjacent the slotor opening 25. The blade is positively prevented from springing awayfrom the plate at this slot, and is, therefore, prevented from movingaway from the plate opposite the opening 22. j

The blade may be operated in any suitable manner, but it is preferablyprovided with a lateral extension or arm 26 disposed adjacent the innersurface of the wall 12 and extending through an aperture in the sidewall 18. At its outer end, said extension or arm is provided with aflange 2,7, which limits the movement of said arm or extension into thebox and serves as a catch by means of which the blade may be movedoutwardly to opera-,

t-ive position, as shown in Fig. 1. Said flange also. presents a flatsurface against which pressure may be applied in forcing the blade backinto position during the cutting of the cigar. I

Various changes may be made in the construction and operation of myimproved box and within the scope of the appended claims, withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention- Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent;

1. A match box, comprising a body section having a back plate and twoside wallsadjacent one end of said back plate, means for retaining apackage of matches in engagement with said back plate and between saidside walls, a cover section disposed opposite to said back plate andsubstantially parallel thereto and having an offset portion at one endthereof spaced from the back plate a greater distance than the remainderof the cover section, and a pivot pin substantially at right angles tosaid back plate adjacent the end thereof having said side walls andintermediate the latter, for securing said cover in position andpermitting it to swing in its ownplane.

2. A match box, comprising a body section having a back plate and twoside walls adj acent one end of said back plate, means for retaining apackage of matches in engagement with said back plate and between saidside walls, a cover section disposed opposite to said back plate, and apivot pin substantially at right angles to said back plate adjacent oneend thereof and intermediate said side walls for securing said cover inposition and permitting it to swing in its own plane, said cover havingthe portion thereof opposite to said pivot pin spaced from the backplate a greater distance than the end adjacent said pivot pin.

3. In combination, a metal wall provided with a depressed portion andhaving a slot along the marginal line of said depression and an apertureadjacent said slot, and a cutter extending through the slot and movablealong the same past said aperture, to cut the end of a cigar.

4. A device of the class described, having two nonsuperposed wallportions disposed substantially in parallel planes and having a portionof their adjacent edges spaced apart to leave a slot therebetween, saidwall portions being held rigid in respect to each other and one of saidwall portions having an aperture therethrough, and a cutter extendingthrough said slot and movable along the upper surface of one wallportion and along the under surface of the other wall portion and pastsaid aperture, to cut the end of a cigar inserted through the latter.

5. A match box, comprising a body section having a back plate and twoside walls, means for retaining a package of matches in engagement withsaid back plate and be tween said side walls, a cover section disposedopposite the said backplate, a pivot pin substantially at right anglesto said back plate adjacent one end thereof and intermediate said sidewalls for securing said cover in position and permitting it to swing inits own plane, and a cutter blade secured to said pivot pin and movablein a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said back plate.

6. A match box, comprising a body section having a back plate and twoside walls supported thereby and presenting opposed roughened surfacesto retain therebetween a fiat package of matches, and a movable coverfor said body section.

7. A match box, comprising a body section having a back plate and twoside walls supported thereby and presenting opposed roughened surfacesto retain therebetween a fiat package of matches, and a cover sectionpivoted to said body section intermediate said side walls and adjacentone end thereof.

8. A match box, comprising a body section having two side wallspresenting opposed projections adapted to engage with oppositesides of aflat package of detachably-connected matches, a back wall sup portingsaid side walls; and a cover including a front wall and a back walladapted to inclose said body section therebetween, and pivotalconnections between said cover section and said body section.

9. A match box, comprising a body section having a back plate and sidewalls, means for retaining a package of detachably connected matches inengagement with said body section, a cover for said body section, acigar cutter carried by said cover and having a handle portion extendingto the exterior of the box and operable independently of a relativemovement of the body and cover; and a pivot pin for connecting said bodysection, said cover and said cutter.

10. A match box, comprising a body section adapted to receive matches, acover section having an aperture therethrough, a cutter blade disposedadjacent said aperture and adapted to move over the surface of saidcover and having a handle portion extending outside of the box; and apivot pin connecting said body section and said cover section andconstituting the fulcrum of said cutter blade.

11. A match box having a body section, comprising a back wall, two sidewalls, and an end wall, a cover section comprising a front, a back wall,one side wall and one end wall, and having an aperture through one ofsaid walls, a cutter movable along the surface of said last-mentionedwall past said aperture, and a pivot pin securing said cutter to saidlast-mentioned wall and also connecting said box section adjacent to theclosed end thereof to the cover section adjacent to the open end of thelatter.

12. A match box having one wall thereof provided with a portion disposedin a plane parallel to the remaining portion of the wall and having aslot along the line of demarcation between said portions and having anaperture through one of said portions adjacent said slot, and a cutterextending through said slot and movable in a plane parallel to theplanes of both of said portions and adapted to cooperate with saidaperture to cut the end of a cigar.

13. A match box having one wall thereof provided with a portion disposedin a plane parallel to the remaining portion of the wall and having aslot along the line of demarcation between said portions and having anaperture through one of said portions adjacent said slot, a cutterextending through said slot and movable in a plane parallel to theplanes of both of said portions and adapted to cooperate With saidaperture to cut the end of a cigar, and a pivot pin for said cutter, anda body section for said box held in place by said pivot pin.

14. A match box, comprising a body section, a cover section having anaperture therethrough, a cutter blade movable past said aperture andhaving an arm extending laterally to one side of said box, a flange uponthe outer end of said arm for llmi'tlng the movement of the latter, anda pivot pin 15 for connecting said body section, cover section andcutter blade.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ERNEST OLDENBUSCH.

Witnesses:

CLAIR W. FAIRBANK, JOHN P. DAVIS.

